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Crown Cotton Mills [Dalton, Georgia] Oral History Tapes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-023

Scope and Content

The collection contains oral history tapes of employees at the Crown Cotton Mills in Dalton, a textile town in the Appalachian Valley of northwest Georgia. Most of mill hands interviewed worked for Crown from the 1920s through 1960s, and all interviews were conducted by VT professor J. Douglas Flamming.

Dates

  • 1984 - 1985

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Administrative History

Crown Cotton Mills was a textile mill in Dalton, Georgia.

Biographical History

J. Douglas Flamming was a visiting history professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1984 to 1985.

Extent

1.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Abstract

The collection contains oral history tapes of employees at the Crown Cotton Mills in Dalton, a textile town in the Appalachian Valley of northwest Georgia. Most of mill hands interviewed worked for Crown from the 1920s through 1960s.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated Special Collections and University Archives in 1988.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Crown Cotton Mills [Dalton, Georgia] Oral History Tapes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2002.

Title
Crown Cotton Mills [Dalton, Georgia] Oral History Tapes, 1984-1985
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Date
2014 (CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308